Photo: Public domain · Public domainLiving in Lafayette Township, MN: what to set up and who to call
Power in Lafayette Township comes from Brown County Rural Elec Assn, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. New Ulm Medical Center, 5.1 miles away, is the nearest emergency room.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Lafayette Township, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.
Power, water and internet
Who to call to start service at a new address in Lafayette Township.
Power comes from Brown County Rural Elec Assn
Brown County Rural Elec Assn (Brown County Rural Elec Assn), a cooperative utility, serves 98.0% of Lafayette Township residents.
Start or move service: browncountyrea.coop · (800) 658-2368
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Klossner Water Association
Klossner Water Association supplies Lafayette Township: about 10% of residents live in its service area. About 89% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 54 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 11,392 systems serving <=100 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 2.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 71% of similar systems’ latest results.
The system’s full record: EPA ECHO report
EPA SDWIS via Envirofacts (violations pulled Oct 9, 2026) and ECHO (lead samples, 2026Q3); service area: EPA Community Water System Service Area Boundaries v3.0. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. MN1520007.
8 home internet providers serve Lafayette Township
89% of 342 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 32% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nuvera Communications | DSL, Fixed wireless, Fiber | 77% | 1,000/1,000 |
| CenturyLink | DSL | 17% | 100/10 |
| RSFiberCooperative | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 8% | 50/25 |
| GigFire | Fixed wireless | 56% | 150/130 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 33% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 30% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Lafayette Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Lafayette Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Lafayette Township (85%) is in New Ulm Public School District; parts are in G.F.W. (15%).
Test scores and every school: see Schools →U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2017; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Lafayette Township spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Lafayette Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Lafayette Township | ZIP’s residents in Lafayette Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 56073 | New Ulm, MN | 74% | 3% |
| 56054 | Lafayette, MN | 26% | 20% |
Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.
Getting around, the ER and the library
One line each; the subject pages have the rest.
ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Lafayette Township
Who supplies Lafayette Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Klossner Water Association (EPA ID MN1520007). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.0 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Lafayette Township?
Brown County Rural Elec Assn (Brown County Rural Elec Assn), a cooperative utility.
What internet providers serve Lafayette Township?
Nuvera Communications, CenturyLink, RSFiberCooperative, GigFire, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Lafayette Township?
56073 (74%), 56054 (26%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Lafayette Township in?
New Ulm Public School District. Parts of the city are in G.F.W..
How do I register to vote in Lafayette Township?
In Minnesota you can register online until 21 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (received 21 days before). Elections here are run by the Nicollet County Govt Center. Check your registration at mnvotes.sos.state.mn.us.
Sources & dates
Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.
- Water: EPA SDWIS (Envirofacts, pulled Oct 9, 2026), ECHO SDWA 2026Q3, EPA CWS Service Area Boundaries v3.0.
- Power: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map Aug 2023); EIA-861 final 2025.
- Trash: OpenStreetMap, Geofabrik extract of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
- ZIP codes: Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files; GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0).
- Schools: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25.
- Registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024 (read Oct 10, 2026). Official sites and area codes: Wikidata.
- Election office: FVAP local election office directory (fetched Oct 10, 2026; each record dated), EAC EAVS 2024 jurisdictions; registration and lookup links from vote.gov’s state data, checked Oct 10, 2026.
- Internet: FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025.